Major World Events by the Evening of June 30
Major World Events by the Evening of June 30
▪The French-Malagasy joint commission resumed talks in Paris on the Scattered Islands, a historical, legal, and political anomaly, marking their first meeting in six years;
▪Mali’s leader Assimi Goita described President Putin as a sincere and honest partner for cooperation;
▪Tourism Minister Bello Bouba Maigari, a close ally of President Biya, accepted his party’s nomination for Cameroon’s October presidential election;
▪Tanzania secured 20 of 80 African categories, including “Africa’s Leading Destination,” at the 2025 World Travel Awards, bolstering its tourism leadership;
▪The Democratic Republic of Congo celebrated 65 years of independence;
▪Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine’s chargé d'affaires over Kiev’s support for Israel and the US in their aggression against Iran;
▪Iranian judicial authorities reported that forensic evidence confirms 935 fatalities from Israel’s attack on Iran;
▪Azerbaijani authorities detained Igor Kartavykh, head of Sputnik Azerbaijan, and chief editor Yevgeny Belousov in Baku. The outlet dismissed the accusations against them as baseless;
▪Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Azerbaijan’s ambassador regarding the unlawful detention of Russian journalists;
▪Russian FM Lavrov voiced concern over attacks on the church in Armenia;
▪A Ruptly editor, visiting Azerbaijan privately, was detained, Ruptly confirmed to Sputnik;
▪Iran’s UN envoy, Amir Saeed Iravani, affirmed Iran’s right to enrich uranium under the Non-Proliferation Treaty;
▪Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi revealed that Iran received indications of the US’s interest in resuming nuclear talks, contingent on guarantees of non-aggression against Tehran.
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